A Guide to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) for Advocates: How to Effectively Address PTSD in Matters Involving Veterans and Others Affected by Trauma (Free)

A Guide to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) for Advocates: How to Effectively Address PTSD in Matters Involving Veterans and Others Affected by Trauma (Free)

What You Will Learn

Led by a faculty that includes a VA psychologist with extensive clinical expertise in PTSD and lawyers specializing in mental health-related advocacy, this training will provide:

• An understanding of how trauma and PTSD affect the brain; • A description of PTSD symptoms and how they affect people in their day-to-day lives; • Discussion of how PTSD symptoms can be relevant in legal proceedings; • Guidance for developing relevant information and evidence about PTSD; • Insight into mental health reports, evaluations, and other clinical evidence; and • Strategies for working effectively with mental health professionals to develop and present information about PTSD that supports advocacy for those affected by trauma.